Welcome to our weekly Intercigarviews where we interview your average everyday admirer of the leaf. This week our very first interview is with Elesix. Elesix is a retired 1st Sergeant (1SG) with 24 years of service in the US Army. She is affectionately known as Sweet Pea in the Florida Cigar Club where she has been a member since 2015.
Here is her cigar story.
What was it about cigars that attracted you to them?
My grandfather smoked a pipe, cigarillos and petite coronas. They smelled sweet and there was a sense of calming comfort when we were together. I would get a sneak taste when grandma wasn’t around. It had no band and I didn’t know who rolled it but it was a local guy grandpa knew. Out of all the grandkids, the three eldest were girls. The first was a prissy goodie two shoes indoors type. The third was nutty who became a lonely cat lady and me the tomboy, always hanging around grandpa and helping him with projects and cool stuff outdoors. Over the years it was that calming ‘can do’ presence and attitude that I tried to emulate.
Describe the first cigar you smoked and the experience surrounding it.
The first cigar I tried was years later, 83 or 84. It was an Arturo Fuente that I purchased in the field while on a training exercise. It didn’t taste sweet like I remembered but the thoughts of my grandfather flooded my senses and I felt good. After that I continued the habit of enjoying an occasional stick in the field.
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